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A Miami-Dade man, 83, believes his father was among the last Americans born into slavery
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 25 minutes ago“In our midst is a young man whose father — whose father...for the county’s fourth annual...
The Juneteenth federal holiday should be celebrated in Florida, not shunned
Palm Beach Daily News via Yahoo News· 11 minutes agoIt's not a part of the AP United States History course, the nation's most advanced history course...
The Hollowing of the Eighth Amendment | Duncan Hosie
New York Review of Books· 1 day agoIn 1991 an inmate named Dee Farmer sued prison officials at the US Penitentiary in Terre Haute, Indiana, for violating the Eighth Amendment< ...
What does the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision mean for Illinois’ ban on `bump stocks?’
Belleville News-Democrat via Yahoo News· 21 hours agoThat law was passed during a special lame duck session of the General Assembly in January 2023, just...
The origins of Juneteenth: History, celebrations and more
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 2 days agoLincoln eventually shifted his military strategy to emancipate enslaved people under Confederate...
Southern Baptists narrowly reject formal ban on churches with any women pastors - The Republic News
The Republic News· 7 days agoSouthern Baptists narrowly rejected a proposal Wednesday to enshrine a ban on churches with women...
Recap: Donald Trump holds rally in Racine, his third Wisconsin rally of 2024
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 19 hours agoA video of Trump played on large TVs for a second time around 1:00 p.m. In the video, Trump said he...
Juneteenth celebration a success
Greensburg Daily News, Ind. via Yahoo News· 14 hours agoJun. 18—The Rushville Diversity & Inclusion Council hosted a Juneteenth celebration Saturday at the Booker T. Washington Community Center, 525 E. Seventh ...
You Could Own Rare Copies of the Nation's Founding Documents, Just in Time for the Fourth of July
Smithsonian Magazine· 6 days agoLater this month, Sotheby’s will celebrate the anniversary of the United States’ founding by selling early copies ...
Republican state attorneys general oppose new gag order in Trump documents case
Utah News Dispatch via Yahoo News· 1 day agoTwenty-four Republican state attorneys general have interceded in the classified-documents...